DSSS, 
THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
15.—1845.] 249 
ieties. very yea‘, and the manure of the cattle thus ps would 
k » | would be kept drier, and less litter would suffice. Mr. 
AX IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY. trot a the who ear? of his erops. He also | MC. has not found that more litter is required for 
Tur monthly meeting of t T m the | cattle, although formerly ee At ghia cay ae "hi cattle in hamels than when stall-fed. Mr. Murdoch 
lfast, on the me v me A general estimate e especially calves, which were o tose many of them, | said, that he was inclined to think that if a farmer was 
eipts a expenditure of the snd Hs the ns that fatal and "he Tevuently carrie y | Scarce . Erl m plan of tying up toa eae pol be 
laid before the meng, which showed that su uffici t| ie ee ont “re mas alady consnonly called black- | found to economise the straw. The n on give by 
s would be available for the ordinary e el ENTS b ee ie eS on wine; the "se of oil-cake, Mr. MéCalloch “for play rye a gree cattle i in 
p tho Society. But, as a wide field for its ‘operations een hiss banished from his premises. Hi for clear tha: 
y enai in tbe sout and w | mode of rearing and feeding, with a view to early Ati a hee ar aA ie ns bp ay e foot mai n the 
ould be necessar; I = ctively, Hb > l entirely e a e use of Turnips, with a hot, mS and: Bore, fail. When moving baal es 
Eo ecek ont their plans. ‘The s pita nia Bug Ea ake ral a He ce Py. -cake. After a pone course of | a | has wan their feet wou t cool and in good 
directed to pme ii Bax ns of paeme. before tee | derine diene e oS eon te that co ould calve onditi n Mid-Lothian the plan adop W 
terested in the cieta measutes, the importance of | farmers generally had special 
contributing liberally. aotollow ing DORCAS later than this, they will be, eta as >a are in the | litter or straw, which sold r ae tuts x 
from assidy, of äle ibaa; Magherafelt, may a possession, an eye-sore, from their bei eing | market. ttle were fed in open prs nd the 
prove ofi in om —“ Sir,—I beg to inclose an order raed hie sk apt gi 1. growth ; and: if sheds only in which the cattle retired to rest were 
on the Northern Bank for one guinea, in favour of | oF ilk bef ye g apt to fail in: their secreti d with straw, from which th ii 
E the Fla x Society, and in doing S0, l take the po Eae. pees & Sia, are alge og a full FARSA k var ran and the litter again turned u up to dry and 
ick a on ed the cattle. The urine was a matter of grea 
the. eS a eae the Society, a aca the handing of i a grr PP te bs oe acs well a end ca arofally | co co: ere and ought to be oeli oleta aie 
| Flax, are pe ipa to con on the country. I Me 318, mothe: 
; | have ek magintarcat, she: discussiin od the Gate thp ae isnot to allow the ca ci to run after 
E ¢ Flax ae in the columns of the Farmer’s |15 Mother nother apartment, and soon after 
Gazette ve, and I a E thinke that the opponents of £ should have an allowance of its own mother’s milk, Mis eens is 
injustice; for instance, in the the first milk being necessary for the young animal sg: n Cultivation oie Electricity.—At a last 
amen 1452. = see i. produce of barely six es its medicinal and pu restive qualities. It should | W of the Polytechnic Society of the West t amg 
Kh acn and J. calculated, that making a liberal | 20W have ‘a plentiful supply of milk, and nothing but of 3 Vorkshire, the following description was given of the 
all of expense, I had 1002, or milk, three times a day, for at least three weeks ; then result of the first consid erable e experiment of apply: ying 
rather more res ioe. per aere clear profit, The Flax | Commencing with the oil-cake, hic should be put 
gold: ak Cooksto pase and fe per stone. | #t0 its mouth in small piee a it has taken its | Orn. Ur. Forster, of Findrassie House, near Elgin, had 
This year kved siihe sof ithe Flax on the Courtrai | MUK, as it is then an suck at everything it c: rashed, weighed, and measured re siecle ee 
system ; as on rippling it, we find the seed so excellent | 2Y hol of. By Sapni in this a for a few days, hordik Barley, ‘and the product 
that we purpose sowing the hth of our Flax with it |24 leaving a little of the broken cake in the quanty oE ushels, or 13 qua r 
“for the incoming season. The bo ollsfthat wero ži pple q | before it, it soon becomes familiarised with it, and will | The tail corn was not Treeren in and each bushel weighed 
ff at the pulling of the Fl soon learn to eat it greedily, when the allowance of | 544lbs. The weight of the straw was 9,300lbs 
0 pu ax we hav: ve fi cel- | >~; gr y. K 
À onigba milk may be gradually diminished to answer the pur- | acre. The cost of the oe us is 1/, per 
| and to this kind of food we attribute the remarkable | Poses of sete Des pti as ag AON 8 Co trae 
ess of the sie of animals g on it; and we | 9S t can devour, with a feed of Turnips sliced, if pro- | tup por 
at the milk of t ae improved poikin able, once or twi e a day, until the Grass becomes | taip teh aaea biki; PLOT ETE E 
quantity and quality, immediately after we commenced | ft for it, when the oil-cake should be gradually dis- NEE, Wooden Pin, 
he bolls.” 'he fol ollowing co mmunication | C02tinued as it is observed to take with its pasture. pomine a ROR 
laid before t ting :—“ Carlton Club, Calves fed in this wa when taken with the pas f The line of buried wire. 
ee Thae pr a th hought t that the e process will be found to thrive rapidly, and will appear sleek | 3 By “MA = 
cold w, might advan ntageous usl and lively the whole su . In the umn they padi elas = Sit 
y the use of s ery much you be | should be housed, as the nights b t = Ge ee sae > S 5 
7 EGE Se n a d a receive an allowance of ca’ e/FLe 6 af a S R # 
to prove whether I ae right or aot a he which should be powerfully and steadily adhered to a na 
E sian is Tu penetrating ; a si ane’ ‘eng throughout the winter, at the rate 2 ik a 1 Ib. for 3 z F = 
_ taken not to p keep the Flax too losig ae its-action, the each beast, with plenty of Turnips a y or straw. | į Re! S 
fb bre m may be separated from the stalk witho EA t trouble, In the spring pans should be kept race ts ayant 7 
fare, Sug heen the ir pasture Be sufficient again to x Buried wire. 
a common mode of steepi $ their condition, y this time will be begin ing to| 0 x 
Pr shall be giad to hear Ez iion “eae s afford their owner much delight and pleasure a their | Wooden pin. A = Meer, in. 
Sect.—Your obedient servant, Newry anp Mor , likewise enlarged 6 Ibs. of iron wire sta per for buried wire.. 2 0 
eo pr My cAdam ” The sourptary stated, PEN bone and m In agai ehi ey are tied u up to 4 lbs. Ra be at 3d. tpn) fos asponded, bone wee a 
Lord owns s suggestion he had caused | be fed of for r sa a re sas now be carefully ‘steno | ES mma: at Satis LE 
adins e made by one of the agrioulturists, They should now “hav. ve abundance * Turnips and hay +210 
nm id would report t the results at a future mee ting. Muc or straw, with an increased allowance of cake, viz., 5 
6 lbs. for each beast; by i “middle or end of| <Asthe “Convenient and desirable areas are eas 
of ax-sod and Mr, Bankhead took bpene to state, | April, they will be in prime condition for the market.” | py piah e r ee 
that i very difficult to pro good fresh seed in | 4t the Monthly M of the Cl Novem- One acre, 80 lki ditto, ‘soy 2a. rs nae 
e south of Ireland. ‘The secretary was ordered to ne the nag ME iù introduced by the zealous | CCF as eee Oat My ti EE 7 164; 
retary, Mr. M‘ e; his opinion was, that b; 
espn of seed mintele different soils. — Te rian ty es te ey he pe ba Sages eg a E i Oe. With. mo tap bask og “ei tia alge 
esirable tha ‘should b pe wou e obtained in ime; or, in 
ascertain the pis ares sui aitability et Ireland of tha ack x = oe words, that the en should te tied up dy the | Common string, lay out the places for the wooden pins, — 
c wn in differ ent parts of th id, eck in stalls, and fed for six or eight w upon b 
imported ecm yw of the wor and 1 al Par ee et Svin C oie ako, a8. below 1001s, ste ties a small staple.) Care must be taken to =a fa En 
Niven having kindly offered“ Oats, Beans Mr. M‘Culloch, factor, Logan, was 
pin i ri Z seers re : called o "fox his nion: of great wei onsider- rd breadth due east and This w be placed 
tf EP S A Sicily ing th lendid cattle which were fed ae ‘a the | Ê carne m 2 he ny ahes EA the 
the ie a s, and the southern iCal system of management adopted at Lo an. Mr. | nust “a aia À ea ae) in tact with the birot sik 
ussia, should be obtained, and grown in Cull s gon 3 he w: ned to think that ordi- E both a? ttn vende: h l 
with Irish, English, Riga, Dutch, and|22@ty § would feed fully as well, tied up in th crn b me oA ete near eae 
, and the several qualities ETT “wakes properly "elated houses, but that large cattle wo sa : gail the cease e driven in at A, and laced by the eom (one 14 
reported on, The advanced prices do mels where they | had a small space p 15 feet) being p bey air 
cases fully 82. to 102. per ton—ard the | ™Ove pets orth and southy ki wire is placed over them 
d increase of the spinni One t hing. | bs ae that the in the hamels aas, but touching ae pod 
due 
n had Sees iai Baber 
FARMERS’ 
hins of Galloway and Stra 
er.—At a meeting of 
sc on 28th Feb., the sub je eh “for consideration Saa 
t advantageo us system of fattening cattle.—Mr. 
ins sia stated, that t having been appointe ery at last 
ns 
anticipated. —Dublin Fa veer? Gazette, | H 
_—_ m 
ha 
re food than those salle but whether 
ded i 
fastened to the 
this „poin t the oe The s 
du Efa 
as it spect to feeding Bor izah upon whole 
or cut Turn nips, a poor diversity of opinion poa. 
From is experience he preferred cutt es em into 
slices of phen 13 to 2 ins. thick ; and whilst this thick- | $ 
ness E iinan little waste of the Turnips from their 
x i 
ectro culture is a very i cies ea 3 
e must not nen ourselves to. poe misled bi it. tie 
to A aa (em Dr. digo ter’s experimen 
J 
pl 
years, oe i batt dare unless the j 
way. U sles i wks 5 SS Se 
poe now en- | with less Ponte and EIER tee ~~ less ex- | Wait, than to com 
Tee aL of the tissu ues of the upay. I pair to he other. ] 
he stem adop Stall Feeding, &e.—I think we may look mpe e ge- 
necessary eu bad customers 
| feedin ng, 
ould i e more | | 
ce d and boiled along ahh esky doce i of 
for our roots and green crops, and dear manufacturers — 
of man anure. ' = saade pe id best case, that hey — 
a aN 
M. MB said | 
et e and Bere, and x the mixture is given hot | 
6 lbs. 
Wo aioa Be 
price season, he thought that a few pout nds o 
A 
manner, pare en emit ony are thoroughly fat ‘ar 
comfortable, introduce them paii to the patcher. 
at is our reward vourable ci 
must 
per aay to the 
nimal ae bull ; 
"ajo and feeds them as I 
At “ai aen Pa off at little ee than 
ead. 
Turnip: He also considered that if Tumper Potatoes | i 
will | did not ‘exceed in Hpi above seven or ‘gia shillings 
per b 
, we m 
the, case of bulloeks, for à pordan of 
R e, 
e ie eae 
use of it his suc- 
like em vege 
began by 
a AA de 
= = which the cattle preferred w. when 
the spring,” one feet btn em beck: noon dene of ‘Tur 
a the Turn’ nips 
itter, 
and fib 
7 | hereon recommen ded that a small covered draio, viih a | 
be co 
in Sy peptic for their ed, and not 
“iy pay 
us 3d. per 
o PE 
our oil-cake and corn egri i 
E mama; 
eci no means favourites of 
grazier, I f 
thoug 
T me one yore pr b 
Hove now about 1 est and sould be 
r ? 
cond THE me a ae +h 
l boogie 
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